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Louisiana’s Medicaid Expansion Takes Off

Beginning July 1, Louisiana will provide health coverage to more than 225,900 low-income adults after only one month of enrolling people in the state’s new Healthy Louisiana program. It is a remarkable success for… Read more.

06.28.2016 / / Insights Column

State 1332 Waiver Update: Vermont and Hawaii

Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act allows states to request a waiver for certain provisions of the law in order to implement a state reform that will provide health coverage that is as… Read more.

06.27.2016 / Cheryl Fish-Parcham, / Insights Column

Proposed Kentucky Medicaid Changes Likely to Harm Enrollees

Since he was elected in November, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin has been threatening to recast a successful health care program to fit his political ideology. This week his administration released their proposal for a section… Read more.

06.24.2016 / Melissa Burroughs, / Insights Column

Health Insurance Gives This Father Peace of Mind

Before the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Don would give himself a pep talk every time he stepped on a ladder. Don isn’t clumsy or afraid of heights—his primary worry was getting injured and racking… Read more.

06.16.2016 / Jenna Temkin, / Insights Column